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William G. Dever

William G. Dever is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He directed excavations at Gezer from 1966 to 1971 and is a prior director of the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.

Features

How the Ten Tribes of Israel Were Lost
Hershel’s Crusade, No. 2: For King and Country: Chronology and Minimalism
Whom Do You Believe—The Bible or Archaeology?
Divided Kingdom, United Critics
Learning More About Israel? Or Israel?
A Temple Built for Two
Whatchamacallit
Save Us from Postmodern Malarkey
The Birth of Adonis?
The Death of a Discipline
Archaeology and the Bible—Understanding Their Special Relationship
What Archaeology Can Contribute to an Understanding of the Bible

Departments

ReViews: Who Destroyed Hazor?
ReViews: Back-Breakers from Ashkelon and Hazor
ReViews: Archaeological Anthropology
Archaeological Views: The Western Cultural Tradition Is at Risk

Chapters

Aspects of Monotheism
The Rise of Ancient Israel
Folk Religion in Early Israel: Did Yahweh Have a Consort?
How to Tell a Canaanite from an Israelite

Videos

An Orientation to Biblical Archaeology: History, Aims, and Methods
Patriarchs and Matriarchs: History or Fiction?
The Rise of the Israelite State: the “United Monarchy”
Religion and Cult: One God or Many?
Everyday Life in Biblical Times
Who Were the Early Israelites, and Where Did They Come From?
Israel’s Neighbors in the Light of Recent Archaeological Research
The Assyrian and Babylonian Destructions: The End or the Beginning?
The History of the History: Some Personal Stories About Famous Archaeologists